• Hans-Oliver Rennekampff, Isabelle Rennekampff, and Mayer Tenenhaus.
• Department of Plastic Surgery, Hand and Burn Surgery, Rhein Maas Klinikum, Aachen, Germany. Electronic address: Hans-Oliver.Rennekampff@rheinmaasklinikum.de.
• Burns. 2024 Dec 1; 50 (9): 107224107224.

AbstractDemographic data reveal a correlative relationship between facial burns and profoundly impaired dental health, while inhalation injury correlates with a high Periodontal Screening and Recording Index, both of which significantly reduce quality of life for the burn injury patient. Despite these facts, few if any burn centers surveyed in the U.S. or Germany enlist specialized services and well-defined follow-up protocols for patients who might well be at risk. Facial burns represent a severe injury, the consequence of which may tragically lead to significant and long lasting functional, esthetic, and psychological sequelae such as perioral scarring, deformity and microstomia. Inhalation injury from inhaled heated air, gas, and chemical exposure are well-known causes of early as well as late airway injury, morbidity, and death. Thermal injury patterns to perioral-related and dental structures is increasingly being recognized. This review delineates current burn-related dental health pathology and when available the underlying causation. These findings may help guide future research as well as therapeutic strategies to improve dental health and outcome for our patients.Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd and International Society of Burns Injuries. All rights reserved.

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